Usually, in videos like the one that U2 made to promote their song “Electrical Storm,” I feel a strong preference for the parts of the video that show the band together performing the song. This video is the exception to that rule in that the little story of the video, which focuses on Larry, is […]
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The first promotional video for “Please” is quite different from the videos made for the Pop album before it. Unlike “Discotheque” and “”Staring at the Sun,” which are bright, colorful affairs, the Anton Corbijn directed video for “Please” is mostly in black and white, and even when it is in color, it is quite somber. […]
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I spend a lot of time on Facebook in some of the various U2 groups, where people like to post pictures and images of the band, including stills from the group’s various videos. One of the videos that I see the most of is this video for “One,” famously known as the video where the […]
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Starting in the early 1980s, the power and importance of the music video cannot be overstated. MTV was a bona fide hit-maker, and it is hard to imagine a song doing well on the music charts without also having a popular music video. I say that to say this: I don’t know if U2 would […]
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